"All right!"
Sun Jian thought about it carefully and realized that this made sense.
Coarse salt is readily available everywhere if you want to refine it. Only a greedy boss would try to profit from this. He's just shooting himself in the foot.
As for the Valley of Forgetfulness, there's even less to worry about; the price of raw materials won't increase at all, and they can even produce them themselves.
Besides labor costs and taxes, the remaining expense in the total expenditure is material costs.
It appears there are no major issues with expenditures at present.
"Is refined salt still in short supply every day?"
Sun Jian then posed a second question.
Old Jiang and Old Cao exchanged a glance and nodded heavily.
Forget-Me-Not Valley is a daily necessity; Kyoto is full of high-ranking officials and nobles, and even more restaurants and brothels.
Sun Jian could understand that the consumption was rapid.
After all, Kyoto is not like other prefectures; it has a large population, and even more wealthy people.
The quality of Wangyou Valley products is so good that people not only drink them, but may also stock up on them!
But is there any need to stock up on this refined salt?
Sun Jian's workshop has been running for almost a month now, and he has sold quite a bit of fine salt. Unlike wine, this stuff doesn't get consumed as quickly.
What Sun Jian couldn't understand was why there was a shortage of refined salt.
"General, this humble general knows a little about this..."
Seeing Sun Jian's eyebrows furrowed so deeply they almost formed a "川" shape, Gu Hu eagerly stepped forward.
"Oh? Then tell me!"
Everyone turned their attention to Gu Hu.
Gu Hu directly shared his analysis with everyone.
The gist of it is that both refined salt and Forget-Worry Valley are novelties that have never been seen before at this time.
At first, people might make impulsive purchases, but after trying them, they find that the results are acceptable.
Word of mouth will spread, and then a large number of people will come to buy it.
Many people couldn't get their hands on the goods, which led to the existence of middlemen and even third-party resellers.
Although the shop is located in Kyoto and only sells in Kyoto, it is entirely possible that the dealers could sell these two items directly to other states or even other countries!
This is equivalent to Sun Jian's small workshop, which is not only sold to the capital, but also to the four countries of Da Gan, Da Xia, Da Zhou, and Da Song. In the long run, it may even be sold to more distant places!
In that case, wouldn't the supply always fall short of demand?
"General, to be honest, I heard from my subordinates that the merchants in Zizhou County have started exchanging our Forget-Worry Valley for grain, copper coins, and silver."
"And the price changes every day..."
"Holy crap!"
Upon hearing this, Sun Jian suddenly realized what was going on.
Many previously perplexing questions became clear at this moment.
Immediately, four words popped into his mind: "Second Currency!"
Resale value!
This concept is equivalent to gold and jade, or to the later-era "Flying Fairy Moutai" liquor...
It's entirely possible that if they continue producing the fine salt and Forget-Worry Valley in their mansion for another six months, it will be enough to become the second currency of the current era.
Of course, this is on the premise that no one has cracked its own technology.
"Sir, Lao Cao, Gou Sheng, and I have also analyzed it, and it's possible that our income will decrease as time goes on."
"We can't explain why, but we all have this intuition."
Old Jiang offered his opinion from the side.
Sun Jian smiled slightly, and when he looked at Old Jiang, there was a hint of appreciation in his eyes.
He's right!
Sun Jian completely agrees with this view.
It seems that Lao Jiang, who hasn't read many books, is indeed a rare business talent.
Although he didn't understand, he could sense it.
"Old Jiang, you're right. What you just said can be summed up in eight words."
"Supply and demand relationship, market stock."
Sun Jian explained the meaning of these eight characters to the group.
Simply put, if Sun Jian had not produced in large quantities, but instead produced in batches at specific times and released them into the market, there would always be demand.
Scarcity drives up prices. If the source controls the output and quantity, the prices of refined salt and Forget-Worry Valley will only rise and never fall.
Conversely, if production continues in this large-scale manner, the price of refined salt and Forget-Me-Not Valley will gradually decrease over time due to market saturation and reduced demand.
The knowledge that Sun Jian imparted was so interesting that everyone listened with great interest and pondered it repeatedly. They found it quite fascinating and expressed their admiration and respect for Sun Jian.
Their Mr. Sun Jian was proficient and excelled in every field!
"Sir, please!"
After inspecting the workshop in his backyard, Sun Jian, surrounded by people, arrived at the main hall of the central courtyard.
Old Jiang and Old Cao fiddled around in the study in the central courtyard for a while, and finally each of them held a large sandalwood box and handed it to Sun Jian.
"This is?"
Seeing the two men with their smiling, lewd expressions, Sun Jian frowned, not understanding what they were up to.
"Please open this personally, sir or one of the three ladies!"
After saying that, Lao Cao and Lao Jiang knelt on one knee and held up the sandalwood box in their hands.
Sun Jian had a pretty good idea of what was going on from their reactions. A smile played on his lips as he turned to Chu Qingcheng, who was standing behind him, and said, "Qingcheng, why don't you open it and take a look?"
Chu Qingcheng lifted the wooden lid and was instantly shocked by what was inside.
Everyone craned their necks to look, and saw that the box Old Jiang was holding was piled high with stacks of silver notes, while the box Old Cao was holding was full of small gold bars.
The largest denomination of the silver notes was one hundred taels, and the smallest was ten taels.
There were more than fifty gold bars, each weighing a standard 8 taels, equivalent to 400 grams.
Based on the current gold-silver ratio in Da Gan, one tael of gold can be exchanged for ten taels of silver, and a gold bar is approximately eighty taels of silver.
Previously, I had only heard Lao Jiang and others talk about the shop's profits, but now I'm seeing real money.
Apart from Lao Jiang, Lao Cao, and Gou Sheng, everyone present was shocked by the large amount of money.
If this money were used to recruit soldiers and purchase military equipment, it could instantly raise an army of several thousand people!
"Sir, this is the shop's profit so far, totaling approximately 48,000 taels of silver."
"Old Cao and I have already set aside enough money for the shop's turnover and operation, and we've even set aside enough for everyone's monthly allowance for more than three months. This is all extra!"
Please keep this safe.
Sun Jian nodded, indicating that Chu Qingcheng should accept it on his behalf.
The feeling of reaping the rewards is just amazing.
With this money, it would be more than enough to buy several streets of shops in Kyoto.
But Sun Jian wouldn't use the money that way; he had other plans.
All of this was just a small part of his plan.
Even possessing immense wealth, which was merely the foundation of Sun Jian's plan.
In the business world, the fastest way to make money is through plunder and monopoly.
But people fear becoming famous, just as pigs fear growing fat; the nail that sticks out gets hammered down. Sun Jian understood this principle deeply.
Therefore, Sun Jian would not follow the old-fashioned business path of this era, such as opening a large number of restaurants and brothels.
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